At 24, Meagan Meadows thought she was too young to have colon cancer but was diagnosed with stage 3. The only warning sign was blood in her stool, which she almost missed because it was difficult to ...

Staging means finding out how far colon cancer has spread in your body. Physicians group colon cancers into stages I (1) through IV (4), with stage I being the least advanced and stage IV being the ...

Colon cancer is on the rise among young adults — with more people in their 40s, 30s, and even 20s being diagnosed. In fact, colon cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the ...